diff --git a/node_modules/@rudderstack/rudder-sdk-react-native/android/build.gradle b/node_modules/@rudderstack/rudder-sdk-react-native/android/build.gradle
index 1536175..1c40b7f 100644
--- a/node_modules/@rudderstack/rudder-sdk-react-native/android/build.gradle
+++ b/node_modules/@rudderstack/rudder-sdk-react-native/android/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ android {
     compileSdkVersion 29
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 16
+        minSdkVersion rootProject.hasProperty('minSdkVersion') ? rootProject.minSdkVersion : 19
         targetSdkVersion 29
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"